Past Conflicts

Stories that focus on America's wars, from Iraq and Afghanistan, to Vietnam, Korea, and World War I and II.

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UNSUNG HEROES: The Female Soldier Who Provided Crucial Medical Treatment Under Mortar Fire UNSUNG HEROES: The Female Soldier Who Provided Crucial Medical Treatment Under Mortar Fire

By Michael Lane Smith

/ Jul 23 2015

History

The Story Of Zaamurets, An Armored Train That Fought Its Way Across Eurasia The Story Of Zaamurets, An Armored Train That Fought Its Way Across Eurasia

/ Jul 20 2015

News

UNSUNG HEROES: The Corpsman Who Ignored His Own Wounds To Save His Fallen Comrades From An IED Blast UNSUNG HEROES: The Corpsman Who Ignored His Own Wounds To Save His Fallen Comrades From An IED Blast

By Michael Lane Smith

/ Jul 9 2015

News

UNSUNG HEROES: This EOD Technician Received The Distinguished Service Cross For Extraordinary Valor And Selflessness UNSUNG HEROES: This EOD Technician Received The Distinguished Service Cross For Extraordinary Valor And Selflessness

/ Jul 2 2015

Military Life

Medal Of Honor Recipient’s Remains To Be Returned Home, Laid To Rest Medal Of Honor Recipient’s Remains To Be Returned Home, Laid To Rest

/ Jul 1 2015

History

How The Korean War Started 65 Years Ago How The Korean War Started 65 Years Ago

By Stephen Carlson

/ Jun 30 2015

Military Life

Korean Family Honors Korean War Vets With An Annual Feast To Thank Them For Their Service Korean Family Honors Korean War Vets With An Annual Feast To Thank Them For Their Service

By Dennis L. Anderson

/ Jun 30 2015

News

How The Rangers Became The Badass Fighting Force They Are Today How The Rangers Became The Badass Fighting Force They Are Today

By Christian Beekman

/ Jun 24 2015

News

The Army Air Forces Dominated The Skies Of World War II The Army Air Forces Dominated The Skies Of World War II

By Jason Nulton

/ Jun 19 2015

News

UNSUNG HEROES: The Soldier Who Destroyed An Enemy Mortar Position With A Jammed M-16 UNSUNG HEROES: The Soldier Who Destroyed An Enemy Mortar Position With A Jammed M-16

/ Jun 18 2015

History

5 Lessons About Life And Business From All-Black Military Units In World War II 5 Lessons About Life And Business From All-Black Military Units In World War II

By Chad Storlie

/ Jun 18 2015

History

6 Badass Lines From Patton’s Famously Vulgar Speech 6 Badass Lines From Patton’s Famously Vulgar Speech

/ May 29 2015

News

UNSUNG HEROES: The Army Scout Who Swam Through A River And Cut Through An Electric Fence UNSUNG HEROES: The Army Scout Who Swam Through A River And Cut Through An Electric Fence

By Lorianne Woodrow Moss

/ May 28 2015

Tech & Tactics

The Pararescueman Who Saved 19 Lives Under Enemy Fire The Pararescueman Who Saved 19 Lives Under Enemy Fire

/ May 21 2015

Military Life

See What Medal Of Honor Recipient Ryan Pitts Told Graduating Students During A Commencement Speech See What Medal Of Honor Recipient Ryan Pitts Told Graduating Students During A Commencement Speech

/ May 20 2015

History

The Heartbreaking Story Behind The Dustoff 7-3 Rescues In Afghanistan The Heartbreaking Story Behind The Dustoff 7-3 Rescues In Afghanistan

By Erik Sabiston

/ May 19 2015

News

UNSUNG HEROES: The Marine Who Lost A Leg In Iraq And Became A Georgia State Trooper UNSUNG HEROES: The Marine Who Lost A Leg In Iraq And Became A Georgia State Trooper

/ May 14 2015

News

UNSUNG HEROES: The Lance Corporal (Now Turned Sheriff) Who Carried 7 Marines Out Of A Deadly Ambush UNSUNG HEROES: The Lance Corporal (Now Turned Sheriff) Who Carried 7 Marines Out Of A Deadly Ambush

/ May 7 2015

News

UNSUNG HEROES: This Army Medic Overcame Gunfire And A Broken Leg To Save 14 Soldiers UNSUNG HEROES: This Army Medic Overcame Gunfire And A Broken Leg To Save 14 Soldiers

By Lorianne Woodrow Moss

/ Apr 30 2015

History

10 Extraordinary Quotes About War From Ernie Pyle 10 Extraordinary Quotes About War From Ernie Pyle

/ Apr 17 2015

News

UNSUNG HEROES: This Navy SEAL Kept Fighting After Getting Shot 27 Times UNSUNG HEROES: This Navy SEAL Kept Fighting After Getting Shot 27 Times

/ Apr 16 2015

History

UNSUNG HEROES: The World War II Chaplain Who Survived The Bataan Death March UNSUNG HEROES: The World War II Chaplain Who Survived The Bataan Death March

By Jason Nulton

/ Apr 9 2015

News

Watch American Soldiers Get Attacked By The Taliban, Keep Grilling Steaks Watch American Soldiers Get Attacked By The Taliban, Keep Grilling Steaks

By Brian Adam Jones

/ Apr 8 2015

History

Winston Churchill Gave One Of The Most Poignant Quotes Ever About Warfare Winston Churchill Gave One Of The Most Poignant Quotes Ever About Warfare

By Brian Adam Jones

/ Apr 6 2015

News

UNSUNG HEROES: This Airman Exposed Himself To Extreme Enemy Fire To Protect Wounded Comrades UNSUNG HEROES: This Airman Exposed Himself To Extreme Enemy Fire To Protect Wounded Comrades

/ Apr 2 2015

News

UNSUNG HEROES: This Army Reservist Saved A Crowd From A Suicide Bomber UNSUNG HEROES: This Army Reservist Saved A Crowd From A Suicide Bomber

By Lorianne Woodrow Moss

/ Mar 26 2015

Military Life

A Curious Dog Unearths Korean War Veteran’s Purple Heart A Curious Dog Unearths Korean War Veteran’s Purple Heart

/ Mar 23 2015

History

How I Learned To Heal After Losing My Husband In Afghanistan How I Learned To Heal After Losing My Husband In Afghanistan

By Nicki Bunting

/ Mar 18 2015

News

‘Beyond The Call’ Captures An Airman’s Heroic Covert Mission To Rescue POWs During WWII ‘Beyond The Call’ Captures An Airman’s Heroic Covert Mission To Rescue POWs During WWII

By Jason Nulton

/ Mar 16 2015

News

The Hard Calculus Of Immorality And Conflict The Hard Calculus Of Immorality And Conflict

By Carl Forsling

/ Mar 12 2015

News

UNSUNG HEROES: This Marine Singlehandedly Cleared An Enemy Trench During The Invasion Of Iraq UNSUNG HEROES: This Marine Singlehandedly Cleared An Enemy Trench During The Invasion Of Iraq

/ Mar 5 2015

History

Here’s What A Journalist Reported From A Crowded Landing Craft Hours Before D-Day Here’s What A Journalist Reported From A Crowded Landing Craft Hours Before D-Day

By Lauren Katzenberg

/ Feb 20 2015

Military Life

UNSUNG HEROES: The Private Who Burned His Hands To Save His Fallen Brothers UNSUNG HEROES: The Private Who Burned His Hands To Save His Fallen Brothers

By Lorianne Woodrow Moss

/ Feb 19 2015

News

UNSUNG HEROES: These A-10 Pilots Intentionally Drew Enemy Fire To Protect Trapped Marines UNSUNG HEROES: These A-10 Pilots Intentionally Drew Enemy Fire To Protect Trapped Marines

/ Feb 12 2015

News

How Brian Williams’ War Memories Could Have Failed Him How Brian Williams’ War Memories Could Have Failed Him

By Brian Adam Jones

/ Feb 10 2015

News

UNSUNG HEROES: This Army Captain Rescued Iraq’s Zoo Animals From Looters, Bombs, And Starvation UNSUNG HEROES: This Army Captain Rescued Iraq’s Zoo Animals From Looters, Bombs, And Starvation

/ Feb 5 2015

History

Nothing Was Out Of Al Webb’s Reach from Civil Rights, The Space Race, Jonestown, and War Nothing Was Out Of Al Webb’s Reach from Civil Rights, The Space Race, Jonestown, and War

/ Feb 4 2015

Military Life

Why This Medal Of Honor Recipient Keeps His Medal Crumpled Up In His Pocket Why This Medal Of Honor Recipient Keeps His Medal Crumpled Up In His Pocket

By Brian Adam Jones

/ Jan 29 2015

Military Life

UNSUNG HEROES: The Guardsman Who Saved His Crew From A Live Grenade Inside A Tank UNSUNG HEROES: The Guardsman Who Saved His Crew From A Live Grenade Inside A Tank

By Lorianne Woodrow Moss

/ Jan 22 2015

Opinion

An Afghanistan Veteran Calls Out ISIS An Afghanistan Veteran Calls Out ISIS

/ Jan 20 2015

News

UNSUNG HEROES: This Army Sergeant Set Himself On Fire Rescuing 6 Soldiers UNSUNG HEROES: This Army Sergeant Set Himself On Fire Rescuing 6 Soldiers

/ Dec 18 2014

History

The Japanese Attack On Pearl Harbor Was About Oil The Japanese Attack On Pearl Harbor Was About Oil

By Stephen Carlson

/ Dec 8 2014

News

UNSUNG HEROES: The Corpsman Who Ignored His Own Wounds In An IED Attack UNSUNG HEROES: The Corpsman Who Ignored His Own Wounds In An IED Attack

By Brian Adam Jones

/ Dec 4 2014

History

Searching For My Flag In Fallujah Searching For My Flag In Fallujah

By Chad Russell

/ Nov 19 2014

Tech & Tactics

First Armed Predator Pilot Speaks Out First Armed Predator Pilot Speaks Out

/ Nov 18 2014

Military Life

UNSUNG HEROES: The 77 People On The Bin Laden Raid Who Are Staying Quiet UNSUNG HEROES: The 77 People On The Bin Laden Raid Who Are Staying Quiet

By Brian Adam Jones

/ Nov 13 2014

History

10 Leadership Lessons from One Of Britain’s Greatest Soldiers 10 Leadership Lessons from One Of Britain’s Greatest Soldiers

By Crispin Burke

/ Nov 12 2014

News

Robert O’Neill Is Not The Hero Of The Bin Laden Raid Robert O’Neill Is Not The Hero Of The Bin Laden Raid

By Brian Adam Jones

/ Nov 7 2014

Military Life

UNSUNG HEROES: The Double Amputee Who Refused To Quit The NYC Marathon UNSUNG HEROES: The Double Amputee Who Refused To Quit The NYC Marathon

By Brian Adam Jones

/ Nov 6 2014

History

Scariest Machine Gun of World War II Scariest Machine Gun of World War II

/ Oct 31 2014

News

UNSUNG HEROES: The Naval Officer Who Gave His Life To Protect His Fellow Sailors UNSUNG HEROES: The Naval Officer Who Gave His Life To Protect His Fellow Sailors

By Brian Adam Jones

/ Oct 31 2014

Military Life

The Story That Brought Down The Senate’s First Iraq War Vet Was Planted By Republicans The Story That Brought Down The Senate’s First Iraq War Vet Was Planted By Republicans

By Lauren Katzenberg

/ Oct 30 2014

News

4 Blackwater Guards Found Guilty Of Nisour Square Shootings 4 Blackwater Guards Found Guilty Of Nisour Square Shootings

By Lauren Katzenberg

/ Oct 22 2014

History

UNSUNG HEROES: The Airman Who Gave His Life During The Initial Invasion Of Afghanistan UNSUNG HEROES: The Airman Who Gave His Life During The Initial Invasion Of Afghanistan

By Brian Adam Jones

/ Oct 16 2014

History

Chemical Weapons In Iraq Were A Secret Danger To US Forces Chemical Weapons In Iraq Were A Secret Danger To US Forces

By Lauren Katzenberg

/ Oct 15 2014

News

UNSUNG HEROES: The Woman Soldier Who Received The Silver Star In Iraq UNSUNG HEROES: The Woman Soldier Who Received The Silver Star In Iraq

By Brian Adam Jones

/ Oct 2 2014

Military Life

The Story Of The Man Who Fought In His Friend’s Place In Vietnam The Story Of The Man Who Fought In His Friend’s Place In Vietnam

By Stephen Carlson

/ Sep 19 2014

News

UNSUNG HEROES: The Navy Corpsman Who Ignored His Own Wounds To Save His Marines In Afghanistan UNSUNG HEROES: The Navy Corpsman Who Ignored His Own Wounds To Save His Marines In Afghanistan

By Brian Adam Jones

/ Sep 18 2014

History

UNSUNG HEROES: The 2nd Lieutenant Who Was Shot In Iraq, But Refused To Go Down UNSUNG HEROES: The 2nd Lieutenant Who Was Shot In Iraq, But Refused To Go Down

By Brian Adam Jones

/ Sep 4 2014

News

UNSUNG HEROES: The Marine’s Marine Who Gave All On The Streets Of Najaf In Iraq UNSUNG HEROES: The Marine’s Marine Who Gave All On The Streets Of Najaf In Iraq

/ Aug 28 2014

Military Life

One Of the Best Leaders I Ever Knew Died 10 Years Ago Today In Iraq One Of the Best Leaders I Ever Knew Died 10 Years Ago Today In Iraq

/ Aug 25 2014

Military Life

UNSUNG HEROES: A Heartfelt Tribute To A Friend Killed 8 Years Ago In Iraq UNSUNG HEROES: A Heartfelt Tribute To A Friend Killed 8 Years Ago In Iraq

By Brian Adam Jones

/ Aug 22 2014

News

UNSUNG HEROES: A Tribute To One Of The Toughest Marines I’ve Ever Served With; Wounded, But Not Fallen UNSUNG HEROES: A Tribute To One Of The Toughest Marines I’ve Ever Served With; Wounded, But Not Fallen

/ Aug 14 2014

News

John Walsh Is Quitting His Senate Campaign John Walsh Is Quitting His Senate Campaign

By Stephen Carlson

/ Aug 7 2014